题文

Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing(令人迷惑的). Some Americans who taught English in other countries recently talked about their experiences. On her first day in Micronesia(密克罗尼西亚), an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren’t paying any attention to her. It was hot. She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks? ” The woman there said nothing. Lisa repeated the question. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her: She had raised her eyebrows(眉毛), which in Micronesia means “yes”. Jane remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria(保加利亚), a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant. She asked the waiter, “Do you have cabbage today?” He nodded his head. Jane waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means “no”. Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. Some nod and others shake. He thought some students had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon knew that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean “yes” or “no”. 小题1:These Americans in the passage found that they__________ . A．should go abroad for vacations B．needed to learn foreign languages C．should often discuss their experiences D．had problems with communication in other countries 小题2:People in Micronesia show “yes” by ________ . A．nodding heads B．raising eyebrows C．shaking heads D．saying “no” 小题3:Tom misunderstood（误解）his class at first because_______ . A．he didn’t know much about Indian culture B．he didn’t explain everything clearly enough C．some students didn’t speak English D．he didn’t know where the students came from 小题4:Which of the following is TRUE? A．In Bulgaria, nodding heads means “no”. B．Jane taught English on a Pacific island. C．Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage. D．In India, only shaking heads means “yes”. 小题5:The passage is mainly about_________ . A．body language in foreign restaurants B．class discussion in Indian schools C．different language cultures in different countries D．English teaching in other countries

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小题1:D 小题2:B 小题3:A 小题4:A 小题5:C

试题分析：这篇文章的主要意思是在不同文化的国家里生活可能是很令人兴奋的，但同时因为文化的不同，风俗习惯的不同，也可能会带来一些问题，使你感到困惑。文章中给我们举了三个这样的例子，例子中的三个人就遇到了这种因文化不同而带来困惑的情况。 小题1:主旨大意题。文章中给我们举了三个例子，这三个人在别的国家教英语的美国人发现，因为文化的不同与当地人交流是很困难的，如在密克罗尼西亚这个国家里，人们用抬高眉毛的这种方式来表示是；在保加利亚，点头代表不；在印度，来自不同地方的人用相反的方式表示是或不是。故本题选D。 小题2:细节理解题。根据文章第二段She had raised her eyebrows(眉毛), which in Micronesia means “yes”.可知，在密克罗尼西亚这个国家，人们用抬高眉毛这种方式表示Yes,是。故选B。 小题3:推理判断题。根据文章的第四段可知，Tom在印度教书的时候，发现无论他讲多少遍，在问到学生是否理解的时候，总是有学生点头，有学生摇头。他并不知道，在印度来自不同地方的人，表示是或不是的时候是不一样的，而且是正好相反的，有的地方点头是“是”，而有的地方摇头是“是”，故由此可见，Tom对印度的文化并不了解。故选A。 小题4:细节理解题。根据文章第三段In that country, a nod means “no”可知，在保加利亚这个国家，点头表示不是。故A正确。B选项Jane是在保加利亚教书，所以不对；C选项应该是Jane想买卷心菜；D选项在印度有的地方摇头是“是”，但有的地方不是，故D也不对。 小题5:主旨大意题。这篇短文主要是通过三个例子来告诉我们不同的国家有不同的语言文化，故选C。

据专家权威分析，试题“Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also..”主要考查你对  政治经济类阅读  等考点的理解。关于这些考点的“档案”如下：

政治经济类阅读

考点名称：政治经济类阅读

• 政治经济类阅读：
  该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。
  政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。
  再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
  

• 政治经济类阅读注意：
  1、要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识；
  2、对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇；
  3、阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。

  政治经济类阅读技巧：
  针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。
  1. 寻找主干：
  根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
  2. 剔除从句：
  在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
  3. 辨别分句：
  一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。